People will look at Bowyer and Woodgate and say 'Well, there's no mud without flames'. Gordon Taylor More Quotes by Gordon Taylor More Quotes From Gordon Taylor Nobody could say it is not gross misconduct to fight on the pitch with team-mates and get yourself sent off. Gordon Taylor matesteamfighting Footballers are kept in such a bubble that horse racing is a release. Gordon Taylor releasehorseracing Every person has got the right to speak in public so long as it is their own point of view and it does not reflect badly on their employers, the game or other personalities in the game. Gordon Taylor viewsgameslong Football has to work really hard to put a smile on peoples face and not to be so focused on the question of money. Everything is in danger of losing its soul if youre always going to sell out to the highest bidder. Gordon Taylor soulfacesfootball Footballers are an easy target. They are offered big lines of credit. Every sport is vulnerable; its such a big gambling industry, and there are problems with syndicates in other countries. Gordon Taylor gamblingsportscountry I know so many players who say they wouldnt entertain coaching, until they retire that is, and then they want to take their coaching badges. I suspect this might happen with David Beckham. Gordon Taylor coachingplayerwant We are trying to educate players to use their spare time to train for a life after football, which comes to everybody. You can lead a lot of horses to water, but you can't make them all drink. Gordon Taylor timefootballwaterlife You don't hear a film director saying 'Money mustn't go out of the industry' to actors. You don't hear a concert promoter saying 'We must make sure that money doesn't go out of our industry' to Elton John. Some people in football seem to think, 'Never mind the players, let's get on with the game.' Gordon Taylor youmoneyfootballpeople The Football Association have always acted more as a referee than a governor. And the FA, aware the Premier League provide players for the England team, have always had too gentle a hand on the tiller. The result is that the Premier League are the tigers in the English football jungle everybody's scared of. Gordon Taylor resultjungleteamfootball There are people who enjoy the life in England but don't pay a penny in tax, whereas my footballers pay more than half their income in tax. Gordon Taylor moreenjoylifepeople Manchester United and Liverpool have been bought with huge leverage, and we've got Roman Abramovich at Chelsea who can turn his loans into shares. It is really important for the Premier League to ask itself: if a club is being bought on such a mountain of debt, isn't that a possible recipe for disaster for the future? Gordon Taylor disasterfuturemountainimportant Footballers are the most vulnerable people. They exude confidence, but inside, they're so lacking in confidence. They know they can lose form or be injured. This profession is so insecure, you wouldn't believe it. Gordon Taylor youconfidencebelievepeople David Beckham is a patriot, and I am sure he will help in any way he can. Beckham needs to be part of any future plans to remould the England set-up. Beckham and players like him need to be integrated into the set-up in the same way that the Germans take on board former players from Beckenbauer to Rummenigge. Gordon Taylor i-amwillfutureway In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having to have women on them. Gordon Taylor womenpoliticsenoughhouse The whole object of the players' association is to try and make sure that any individual is able to capitalise on his ability, particularly in football, which is a very short career. Gordon Taylor shortcareertryfootball
